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World Book Night 2014

Originally launched in the U.K. in 2011, World Book Night is an annual event designed to promote a love of reading and books by giving away one million free books on a single night. World Book Night will be celebrated in the U.S. on April 23, 2014.

To apply for a chance to be one of the book givers selected this year, visit WorldBookNight.org by January 5, 2014.

For the list of donated books, WBN organizers carefully selected 30 titles from a variety of genres, including crime and science fiction as well as prizewinning literary fiction and nonfiction. Browse the full list below.

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